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No. 6l9,068. Patented Feb. 7, I899. .1. snurms.

NEWSPAPER HOLDER.

(Application filed Nov. 11, 1897. Renewed Dec. 20, 189 8.)

(No Model.)

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS BRUI'INS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOJULIUS LANDENBERGER, OF SAME PLACE.

NEWSPAPER-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 619,068, dated February7, 1899.

Application filed November 11, 1897. Renewed December 20, 1898- SerialNo. 699,873. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ULIUS BRUHNS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, (Bridesburg,) in the county of Philadelphiaand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Newspaper-Holders; and I do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable oth-,

ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to a newspaperholder.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this characteradapted to be secured to the door-frame on the outside to receivenewspapers and to render fruitless the design of street-gamins and othersuspicious persons surreptitiously removing the paper for the purpose ofsale.

It is a well-known fact that papers left in the yards and upon theporches of residences by carriers are very often stolen or during astorm they may be blown away or may be soaked with rain. My invention isdesigned for the purpose of allowing the carrier to secure the paper inthe holder in such manner that should a person attempt to remove thepaper without first opening the door the paper will be torn or mutilatedto such an extent as to defeat all chances of its sale, and its positionin the doorway will shield it from the rain.

My invention consists in certain features of construction andcombination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved newspaperholder, showing it applied to a door-frame with thedoor closed to prevent the removal of the paper. Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetail perspective view of the holder removed, and Fig. 3 is a top planview.

In said drawings, 1 denotes the base or supporting plate, which isadapted to be secured to the side of a door-frame. Secured to this plateare two jaws a and b, one jaw being fixed immovably with reference tothe plate and the other jaw having a swinging motion toward and awayfrom the first-named jaw.

The jaw 12 is preferably secured to the plate by a curved arm 0, whichis bolted or otherwise connected with the plate, while the jaw a issecured to a similar curved arm, the lower end of which is pivoted tothe plate and the upper end of which is adapted to be swung outlaterally beyond the edge of the plate and is preferably provided with afinger-button 2. The jaw a is held normally in close relation with thejaw 12 by a coiled spring Each jaw is provided with laterally andinwardly projecting holding-serrations-e and with inwardly and laterallyprojecting mutilating devices 5, which in the present i11- stance areshown in the form of pointed prongs that project slightly beyond theserrations.

In use the holder is secured to the doorframe with the upper end of thepivoted arm in relation to the door when closed, the space between theupper end and the door being equal to the thickness of a newspaper. Whenthe carrier inserts the paper between the jaws, the upper end of thepivoted arm will be forced laterally into engagement with the door. Nowshould any person attempt to surreptitiously remove the paper the act ofdrawing it from between the two jaws would cause the paper to be tornand mutilated by the mutilating devices. The opening of the door by anoccupant of the house will permit the pivoted arm to be moved laterally,disengaging the holding-serrations from the paper and allowing itsremoval without mutilation.

Although I have specifically described the relative arrangement andconstruction of the several elements of my invention, I do not desire tobe confined to the same, as such changes or modifications may be made asclearly fall within the scope of my invention without departing from thespirit thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with the j amb of a door and a door, of anewspaper-holder comprising a fixed and an opposing pivoted jaw,provided with holding devices, said jaws fastened to the jamb, and thepivoted jaw being arranged adjacent to the door and held in closerelation to the fixed jaw by the door when [0 relation to the fixed jawby the door, when the same is closed, substantially as dethe same isclosed, substantially as set forth. scribed.

2. The combination with the jamb of a door In testimony whereof Ihereunto aflix my 5 and a door, of a newspaper-holder comprissignaturein presence of two witnesses.

ing a fixed and an opposing pivoted jaw pro- JULIUS BRUHNS. vided withmutilating devices, said jaws fas- Witnesses: tened to the jamb, thepivoted jaw being ar- JOHN J. GROUT,

ranged adjacent to the door and held in close CONRAD ZINDEL.

